Head Start

Head Start and Early Head Start provide education, health, social, and nutrition services to economically disadvantaged young children and their families.

Highlights

Fact Sheet | Expand Access to High-Quality Early Care and Education for Infants and Toddlers

March 8, 2013

High-quality early care and education is essential for children in their earliest years of life when they are first learning and exploring, yet high-quality programs are in short supply.

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Fact Sheet | Head Start: Supporting Success for Children and Families

November 3, 2011

Head Start helps infants, toddlers, and preschoolers build the confidence and skills they need to succeed in school and to become the leaders, taxpayers, and productive citizens of the future. This fact sheet provides an overview of the program, describes how it supports children and their families, and summarizes research on the program’s impacts.

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Fact Sheet | Early Care and Education Programs in the President’s FY 2013 Budget Proposal

February 14, 2012

This fact sheet summarizes the Obama Administration's Fiscal Year 2013 budget proposals for early childhood programs.

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Coalition Action Materials | Coalition Letter In Support of Early Childhood Funding for FY 2013 Appropriations

April 27, 2012

On April 27, 2012, the Child Care and Early Learning Coalition sent a sign-on letter to the chairs and ranking minority members of the Appropriations Committees and the Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services in support of early childhood programs for the FY 2013 appropriations process.

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More Resources

Coalition Action Materials | Op-Ed Template on Early Childhood Funding

February 18, 2011

Submit an op-ed to local newspapers, both large and small, about the importance of sustaining and maintaining funding for early childhood programs by using this template. Please make sure to refer to the state by state chart on the total number of children at risk for losing child care slots to tailor this op-ed for your state.

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Fact Sheet | Estimated Number of Head Start Children Cut from House CR by State

February 17, 2011

This fact sheet breaks down by state the estimated number of children cut from the Head Start program in H.R. 1, the bill recently introduced by House Republican leadership.

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Coalition Action Materials | Sign-On Letter to Congress in Support of Sustaining and Maintaining FY 2011 Early Childhood Funding

February 08, 2011

The Child Care and Early Learning Coalition and over 1,800 of its national, state, and local partners sent a letter to Congress urging them to ensure funding for child care and Head Start/Early Head Start is protected in the FY 2011 budget and maintained.

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Coalition Action Materials | Letter to the Editor Template on Early Childhood Funding

February 04, 2011

Submit a letter to editor to local newspapers, both large and small, about the importance of sustaining and maintaining funding for early childhood programs by using this template.

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Coalition Action Materials | Hosting a Legislator at Your Early Childhood Program

February 04, 2011

Check out how to set-up a site visit through this toolbox for advocates and help legislators learn more about the importance of early learning.

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